BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 16TH , 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Conflict builds character. Crisis defines it

Steven V. Thulon

TODAY’S ACTION

Rely on your faith during challenging times; be strong and courageous

TODAY’S QUOTE

Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made like bread, remade all the time and made new.

Ursula L.Guin

HAPPY TUESDAY !

It looks like another rainy day in northern Ohio ! I’ll be working real hard trying to make my own sunshine today! Tonite is our monthly dulcimer get together so that will good.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY IS…WEAR PURPLE DAY

Why was purple worn by royalty? Mainly because purple dyes were so hard to make. Using lichen, the plant had to react with ammonia (this meant urine in ancient days) and sit out in the air for 2 weeks. Then it was mixed with pot ash to be used as a dye. This was much harder than just boiling berries or leaves for other colors, so purple dye was only for the wealthy. Today, all you have to do is spill some grape kool-aid and everything turns purple

Warning

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple

With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

And pick the flowers in other people's gardens

And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and not swear in the street

And set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Jenny Joseph

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Nickel's Birthday - The U.S. nickel was first coined in 1866. On its face was a shield, while on the reverse was the number 5. (the silver half-dime was used up to this point)

Table Knife Birthday : In 1639, French Cardinal Richelieu invented the table knife by ordering that any knives at his table be rounded off at the tip.

1866 Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer

1914 - The AHPA was formed in Kansas City, Kansas. AHPA is the American Horseshoe Pitchers Association

1965 Spaghetti-O's 1st sold

1971: First Class Mail raised from 6 cents to 8 cents

TODAY’S SMILE

In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.

Charlie Brown

There was a boy nicknamed Sparky, for whom school was all but impossible. He failed just about every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school with a grade of zero! In sports, Sparky fared not much better. He did manage to make his high school golf team, but lost the most important match of the season. He lost the consolation match, too.

While he wasn't actively disliked by the other students, he was awkward socially, and it seemed no one really cared. Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school because he was too afraid of being turned down.

There was one thing that was important to Sparky -- drawing. He drew constantly and felt his artwork was pretty good. In his senior year of high school, he finally got up the nerve to submit some of his drawings to the yearbook. Unfortunately, they were rejected.

Nevertheless, after high school, Sparky got up the nerve again, to submit some cartoons to the Walt Disney Studios. Finally, the reply came ... Sparky had been rejected once again.

Sparky expressed himself the only way he knew how. He started drawing an autobiography of a little boy who was a loser, a chronic underachiever, someone who didn't even have the respect of his own dog.

This autobiography might sound familiar to you. It's the story of the "Peanuts" cartoons, featuring Charlie Brown, a character based on the early life of his creator, Charles Schultz, who was known by the nickname Sparky, and whose work, when he died in February 2000, at the age of 77, had been known the world over for 50 years

TODAY’S WORD

ob·sti·nate adjective.

1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a course of action; obdurate.

2. Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory.

3. Difficult to alleviate or cure: an obstinate headache

TODAY’S REFLECTION

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

Psalm 62:1-2

Wouldn't it be great if we all had the rock solid confidence shown by the psalmist in this declaration?

There is no obstacle too enormous, no sorrow too devastating; no fear too terrifying that God cannot help you to overcome it.

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Add a pinch of salt to a carton of milk to keep it fresh longer

36 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’